COMBINATION THERAPY FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, AND KIT THEREFOR

摘要

The invention relates to a method for preventing or treating Alzheimer's disease (AE). According to said method, a means for inducing a sequestration of amyloid &bgr; (A&bgr;) into a plasma is administered to a person, and the person is treated by means of an apheresis device comprising a fixed carrier that can come into contact with the blood or plasma flow and comprises a receptor binding an amyloid-&bgr;-precurser-protein (APP), the APP being removed from the blood of the person by means of the apheresis device. The invention also relates to a set for carrying out said method.